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Griffin
Memorial day was ob erved in
the usual quiet manner this year,
everything was j ist right and the
parade was one of the most beau
tiful the writer has ever witnessed
in our sojourn of four years in
the city, iiie band added much
to the beauty and also sadness of
theoccision. We could not help
but shed tears as the heroes i i
Gray were being driven in cars in
the parade. Too feeble to walk,
yet just as j d'y as in the of
yore.
Mr. Roswell II Drake one of the
most enfluenlial citizens and prom
inent bankers in Griffin ended his
life at nine thirty o’clock memori
al day, by shooting himself through
the temple. He bad gone for a
walk and was at the grave of his
first wife when the deed was done.
Friends found his body dying a
cross the grave of his wife. He
left a note at the City National
Bank of which he was presidei t
stating every thing was in fine
shape.
We are having a lot of rain
now which is delaying iarming
and gardners.
We have succeeded in getting
ours planted, which is begim ing
to come up. It may seem funny
to some of the readers but never
the less its true, we haven’t seen
any cotton in neat ly t.ree years.
The little corn that is planted in
the garden looks so timid, yet we
know with proper care there is a
lot behind it. Its a pleasure to get
out early each morning and see
how each little tender plant has
grown during the night. Its very
discouraging also to get out each
morning and begin to pick up dead
biddies, which was our experience
with the early ones. We are
taught never to give up. So we
are still trying and believe now
we will succeed in raising enough
for home use, if those pesky rats
will stay away. We also have the
pleasure of hearing birds sing and
get good fresh milk and butter
from one of the best cows in Grif
fin so we are uot envious towards
Miss Franc one bit. Our better
half has added much to our con
venience by building us a Kitche
nette to our little cottage. Next
on the program we are informed
the water toilets which are being
forced on the property owners,
then comes the paving down
eight street to the new pool which
is owned and operated by Mr.
Harris and is now in firt class con
dition and ready for the season.
But we are told that it will all be
done on the installment basis, so
that none will be pressed.
Tne writer has been quite ill for
the last two weeks, therefore we
are not in a position to write very
interesting but being much im
proved decided to try once more.
We still enjoy the Weekly and
thank the Lord for being on the
road to recovery once more.
Mrs, Rov Blankenship and child
ren, of McDonough, are spending
the week-end in Griffin, the guest
of her mother, Mrs. L. C. Kiliebrew.
F. F. Blankenship who is spend
ing a while at Chil Springs S. C.
spent last week-end in Atlanta.
While there —wired home that he
was improving and would be home
to spend a month as soon as per
mitted.
One Two.
Daniel’s
Mrs. Ernest McDonald, of Atlan
ta, spent a few days last week
with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Price.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Coan spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Mattie
-and Mr. Satnmie Rape.
Mrs. Ellen Jinks visited Mrs. 0.
B. Smith at Locust Grove Satur
day.
Miss Belle Laney, of Locust
Grove, spent the week-end with
Margarite Laney.
Sooth Avenue
Quite a crowd from here attend
ed the alt day singing at Mt. Zon
Sunday and enjaved the div im
mensely. Tne th'irand quartett
of tiie Fox Street church. Of Atlan
ta, were present, and their sing
ing -and music was grand. There
was also some other good singers
and visitors from quiet a distance.
Agues Peterman was the guest
of Dorothy Cook, in Conyers, the
latter put of the week.
Mr. Joint M. George returned to
his home in Detroit.
Mrs. C. W. South and little
daughter, Doris, spent Saturday
in Atlanta.
Mrs. J. C. Howell was the spend
the day guest of Mrs. Joe Howell
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Peteiman
and little daughter, Elizabeth,
spent Saturday afternoon in Con
yers with Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cook.
Among the shoppers to Atlanta
from Rex was Mrs. Leonard Pow
ell, and daughter, Erina, Mrs. Jim
Mitchell, M;s Albert Bovvaen and
daughter, Mary and Misses Ruby,
Leola, and Lizzie Milam and Mrs.
Mae Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Martin spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Raliegh Haynes and Mr. Martin
attended the singing at Mt. Zion.
Quite a crowd from here attend
ed the singing at Union Sunday,
which was lead by the Ola quartet.
Wren and Irene South attended
services at the Rock church Sun
day night, and saw the Bible
pictures illustrated by a magic
lantern.
Misses Ruby Leola and Lizzie
Milam and Mrs. Mae Mitchel were
the guest of C. W. South's family
a while Tuesday night.
Rev. Tbrailkill filled his regular
appointment Sunday morning and
evening, quite a number of visitors
were present Sunday evening.
Mrs. W. H. Clark, and Mrs.
Berry Dodson and little daughter,
Ronelle, were the guests of Mrs.
J. C. Howell, Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sprayberry and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Berry Dod
son, and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Peter
man, were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clark Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Swann, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Swann, and lit
tle son, Zack and Mr. and Mrs.
Hommer Moore and son, Homnier
Jr., were the dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Callaway, Sunday.
Mrs. W. H. Clark, Mrs. Berry
Dodson, Mrs. C. W. Sou'h, and
daughter, Helen, were the guests
of Mrs. T. W. Peterman and
daughter, Agues last Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Peterman,
and family and Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
White, were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. C. Poweli Sunday afternoon'
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. South and
daughter Doris, and Mr. and Mrs.
G. C. Clark, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs Chat lie Paterson,
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. Tbrailkill, and
son, Ervin, were the dinner guests
of Mr. and J. A. Liles Sunday.
BUSY BEE.
Miss Annice Boatner spent Fri
day night with Mrs. Mary Capps,
of Locust Grcve.
Miss Rosa Capos and Miss Viola
Tollerson, of Jenkinsburg, visited
Mi s Annie Rosser Sunday p. m.
Several of the young people
from here attended the play at
Locust Grove Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. G. V. Rosser and
Mr. Wade Rosser, spent Sunday
j with Miss Laura Rosser and fami
ly.
Dark Eyes.
tifiNKi V.UUNTY vfBBKL\ '■»« ijt».
Women Equal Men As
Leaders In Virginia
Rat Campaign
In a State-wide rat campaign
conducted in Virginia early this
year, when it was estimated that
more than 670,000 rats were de
stroyed, it was disclosed that
women make as effect ve leaders
as men in this work, according to
the United States Department of
Agriculture. When regarded ac
cording to the number of rat-tails
turned in for prizes, seven coun
ties led by women and three le 1
by men were the most successful.
The 10 most successful cam
paigns from the standpoint of far
reaching good accomplished were
in Orange, Charlotte, Franklin,
Washington, Smyth, Stafford,
Montgomery, Elizabeth City, New
Kent, and Culpeper Counti s, al
though many others were almost
equally good. These counties were
led by seven men, countv agents,
and three women, home demon
stration agents.
“If the campaign had ended only
wifh the hundreds of thousands
of rats destroyed, witho it influ
encing those who participated in
it to take steps in the tuture to rid
their premises of other rats and
to construct ratproof buildings, in
a comparatively short time another
army of rats would again be
quartered ou the farms of the
State,” says the department.
The campaign was carried on
through the extension division of
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and the Bioligocal Survey of the
United States Department of Ag
riculture. The greatest support
came from the public schools,
many campaigns being carried on
almost exclusively through them.
The bulk of the financial assist
ance came from the tanks. M»uy
State, county, and local orgamzi
ti°n c°operated enthusiastically.
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Local Agent:
Salem Locals
Everybody is busying farming.
Quite a number from here at
tended the singing at Union Sun
day afternoon.
The moonlight picnic give.n by
the Christian Endeavor Society
was enjoyed by a number of young
peopie from Salem and Timber
ridge.
We are glad to know th it Miss
Nell Crumbiev is improving f. om
an attack of pneu nonia.
Mrs. W. L. Elliott is visiting re
latives at Mosuct 110.
Mr. Jim Crumblev h is «cc ’pted
a position with Eugene Oglesby.
S )me of the younger set attend
ed the graduating »xercises at
Stockbridge high school Tuesday
night.
Mr. A. V. Elliott and family were
Ihe spend the day guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Neal Burch.
Mr. Rol Elliott spent the day
with his mother Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Highly Knight
spent the dav with J. R. Elliott
and family last Friday.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs.
Julia Elliott is not much better at
this writing.
Mrs. Luin Harper and Mrs. How
ard Morris were the spend tha
day guest of the formers Tuesday.
